Hawaii Catholic Herald

Laura Kelly Fanucci: In Lent, to be companions

03/15/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

FAITH AT HOME Ask any teenager anxious about where they’ll sit in the cafeteria for lunch. Ask any widow or widower learning to cook for one. Ask a grandparent planning a holiday feast, a parent volunteering to host the team banquet, or anyone taking a head count for how many friends are staying for […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: What are miracles? Why are they needed to declare someone a saint?

03/15/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: A two-point question: It is common to hear, “It’s a miracle,” for a sports comeback victory. Does the church actually have a definition of a miracle? When it comes to canonization, miracles are required, aren’t they? Does a miracle happen in other domains except health and medicine? (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) A: […]

Pope Francis marks a decade sharing the joy of the Gospel

03/01/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

10 years By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — For a decade, even when discussing the internal workings of the Vatican, Pope Francis has insisted the church is not the church of Christ if it does not reach out, sharing the “joy of the Gospel” and placing the poor at the center of […]

Pope from ‘ends of the earth’ brings new style to Rome

03/01/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Right from the start, upon his election, Pope Francis presented a whole new style of being pontiff. The way he spoke to the vast crowd after his election March 13, 2013, was familial and down-to-earth, beginning with, “Brothers and sisters, good evening,” and ending with “We’ll […]

Hearts aglow for Kailey

03/01/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

St. John Vianney School rallies with prayers and funds for fellow student with cancer By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald At 6 years old, Kailey Jong-Perez loves many things kids her age do: riding her bike, eating sushi and mochi waffles, skateboarding, blowing bubbles and reading “Elephant and Piggie” books with her little brother, all […]

Suspect in shooting death of LA bishop charged with murder

03/01/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Angelus Staff OSV News LOS ANGELES — The suspect in the shooting death of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell was formally charged with murder Feb. 22 after admitting to killing him. Bishop O’Connell was found dead of at least one gunshot wound to his upper torso in his home in the Los […]

Bishop Larry Silva: ‘This is my Body … This is my Blood’

03/01/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

WITNESS TO JESUS | FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, including eucharistic revival catechesis, delivered Feb. 4 and 5 at Sacred Hearts Church, Lanai City. The moon is a beautiful object. It lights up the night sky […]

American Catholics stand with Ukraine, one year after invasion

03/01/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Gina Christian OSV News Catholics throughout the U.S. are standing in solidarity with Ukraine, as that nation marks the first anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. In a Feb. 22 statement, Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, Illinois, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, urged the faithful […]

Micronesia bishop celebrates Mass for fellow islanders

03/01/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Deacon James Dougherty Special to the Herald Visiting Bishop Julio Angkel of the Diocese of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia, celebrated Mass for Micronesian and Palauan Catholics in the East Vicariate of the Big Island of Hawaii Feb. 15 at St. Joseph Church in Hilo. The Diocese of the Caroline Islands covers the four […]